
Poland’s Historic Fight for Abortion Rights
Last week, Poland banned abortion after its government stacked the courts with right-wing ideologues. But they didn’t count on women fighting back — and now they face a historic wave of protest.
Kinga Stánczuk is a teacher, writer, and intellectual historian based in Warsaw, Poland.
Last week, Poland banned abortion after its government stacked the courts with right-wing ideologues. But they didn’t count on women fighting back — and now they face a historic wave of protest.
Poland’s recent uprising against an increasingly authoritarian government offers the opportunity for its left to reassert itself.